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SOS-Suicide

These links are not intended as a replacement for medical care. For complete diagnosis and treatment, see your doctor.

"HELPING OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY
FOR YOUR ROOM HERE ON THIS EARTH"
~ unknown ~

This is the page to refer to if you ever consider suicide as an option to ending your pain. As we stated before, stating your intentions of committing suicide is not permitted on the forum or in the chat. We feel that this is for the psychological safety of others on this website. Nonetheless, we feel that it is important to address these issues here because suicide is often something that survivors consider as a possibility. Therefore, this page will provide you with possibilities and options. We hope that you will take time to review these options before you take your final decision. Because it is final, there is no coming back from suicide.


Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. As much as you may feel that there is no way out right now, there is one, there always is. And finding that way out, whether it be a temporary way to relieve your pain so that you can get to tomorrow, or a permanent solution to your problem, it is YOUR responsibility to look for it.

If you are the friend of someone suicidal, PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO HELP THAT PERSON ALONE. This problem is bigger then one person can handle, even as a therapist. Refer them to the resources listed below or help them seek professional help. You can also call the crisis lines yourself to get advice on how to handle the situation.


If you have taken steps to end your life (pills, cutting, exact plans), please contact your local emergency room immediately. They will not judge you, they will only seek to help you. There IS a way out no matter how far you think you are. Call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number now.


Resources
Here are some online and offline resources that can be helpful today. Please dont wait till the feelings are overwhelming before taking action.

If you feel suicidal right this minute and that the feelings are threatening to overwhelm you, please visit this site first. It has important information that you could benefit from right now. http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/

To get help via the telephone, please visit this site to find out what is the crisis number you can call. Dont be afraid to call. The counselors on duty follow the rules of secrecy and they will be there to listen to you and maybe help you find solutions to your present state of mind.
Suicide Hotlines.com - When You Feel You Can't Go On: Let Someone Know Your Pain
http://suicidehotlines.com/


You can also use the services of the Samaritans. They offer email support. You email them and you are guaranteed a reply within 24 hours. This is also confidential and there is no cost to you. Just send an email to jo@samaritans.org

So what else can you do?

Here are a few examples of things you could do:

And how about giving yourself a break? Try the links we offer in the Fun links section of Rainbow Hope. Try to forget about your problems and unwind a little, it may help let the crisis pass.


Go take a walk with your dog and bring a picnic along. FInd yourself a quiet place in nature and eat your picnic there sharing it with your dog. Dont have a dog? Just borrow one from a friend!


Wake up before dawn and go see the sunrise.

Anything that will calm you and make you feel good is what you should be looking for. Avoid triggers and stressful situations, meditate, relax, sleep, play nintendo... anything that will help you think about something else. Suicide thoughts are usually kinda like obsessions, the best thing to do is to push them out of your head... literally.


Buy a special gift for a dear friend and bring to her/him as a surprise. Watch the joy that will appear in their eyes as they open it.


Go to the library and get the books you loved when you were a kid. When you come back home, make some hot chocolate, get in your most comfy chair and read the books.Don't forget to slurrp your hot chocolate:) maybe even make bubbles in it:)


Plant flowers in a garden. Take your time feeling the texture of the earth between your fingers. Plant flowers that will grow quickly so you can see the fruits of your work fast. Dont have a garden? Start one!


Call a long time friend to whom you haven't talked in a while.


Learn how to make your own webpage:) This can take alot of time and work but it is so rewarding:)


Make a best memories book. Write in there all the bet momories you have of your childhood, teen years and adulthood. Then go see a friend and share them with her/him.


Go to the toy store and buy yourself the BIGGEST most CUDDLIEST stuffie there:) come back home and cuddle with it while watching a good movie.


Plan your next vacation by visiting websites on the internet pertaining to the area and sights you would like to go see. Make a scrap book of all the information you collect and dont forget to add pictures!


As you can see, there is an endless list of things you can do to fight the feelings of despair. Make your own list of things that could help you then just refer to that list when u dont feel too good.

Life always looks a little better after the storm.

SOS - Rainbow Hope's Suicide Prevention
http://www.geocities.com/rainbowhope2000/suicidepage.html


ARIZONA Suicide & Crisis Hotlines

If you are in Suicidal Crisis, Emotional Crisis, Family Crisis
Don't Hesitate.
Crisis Counselors are waiting for your call.

There Are Few Words Which Can Comfort Suicidal Persons in Crisis...

National Hope Line Network
1-800-Suicide
1-800-784-2433
Toll-Free in the U.S.
24 hours / 7 days
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PHOENIX
Alternative Behavioral Services
(602) 222-9444

Teen Lifeline
Peer Counseling & Crisis Line
(602) 248-TEEN
(602) 248-8336

Toll Free Statewide
1-800-248-TEEN
1-800-248-8336

Teen Help Arizona
Alternatives for Parents of Troubled Teens

24-Hour Cell Phone Help Line for Parents & Families of Troubled Teens
(602) 738-4999

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TEMPE

EMPACT
Suicide Prevention Center

(480) 784-1500

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TUSCON

Help On Call Crisis Line
(602) 323-9373

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YUMA

The Excel Group Crisis Line
http://www.excelgroup.org/
(520) 782-7273

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What if the Hotline Phone Number for my local area is no good ??

Call 1-800-SUICIDE

Visit the USA National page of this site for toll free National hotlines.
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Call numbers in your state, even if they are outside your city or county.
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Some of the 800, 888 or 877 numbers are toll-free in the entire state.
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Call 4-1-1 and ask for:
Dial 0 and ask for:
Check the FRONT of the phone book for:
suicide prevention
crisis intervention
hotlines - crisis or suicide
community crisis center
county mental health center
hospital mental health clinic
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Or, call 9-1=1 and ask for help. Tell them you are in suicidal danger.

Arizona Suicide Hotlines
http://suicidehotlines.com/arizona.html

About Suicide ~ How to Help a Suicidal Person

These links are not intended as a replacement for medical care. For complete diagnosis and treatment, see your doctor.

"HELPING OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY
FOR YOUR ROOM HERE ON THIS EARTH"
~ unknown ~

What Can I Do to Help Somone Who's Suicidal?

WARNING SIGNS
Conditions associated with increased risk of suicide
Death or terminal illness of relative or friend.
Divorce, separation, broken relationship, stress on family.
Loss of health (real or imaginary).
Loss of job, home, money, status, self-esteem, personal security.
Alcohol or drug abuse.
Depression. In the young depression may be masked by hyperactivity or acting out behavior. In the elderly it may be incorrectly attributed to the natural effects of aging. Depression that seems to quickly disappear for no apparent reason is cause for concern. The early stages of recovery from depression can be a high risk period. Recent studies have associated anxiety disorders with increased risk for attempted suicide.
Emotional and behavioral changes associated with suicide
Overwhelming Pain: pain that threatens to exceed the person's pain coping capacities. Suicidal feelings are often the result of longstanding problems that have been exacerbated by recent precipitating events. The precipitating factors may be new pain or the loss of pain coping resources.
Hopelessness: the feeling that the pain will continue or get worse; things will never get better.
Powerlessness: the feeling that one's resources for reducing pain are exhausted.
Feelings of worthlessness, shame, guilt, self-hatred, “no one cares”. Fears of losing control, harming self or others.
Personality becomes sad, withdrawn, tired, apathetic, anxious, irritable, or prone to angry outbursts.
Declining performance in school, work, or other activities. (Occasionally the reverse: someone who volunteers for extra duties because they need to fill up their time.)
Social isolation; or association with a group that has different moral standards than those of the family.
Declining interest in sex, friends, or activities previously enjoyed.
Neglect of personal welfare, deteriorating physical appearance.
Alterations in either direction in sleeping or eating habits.
(Particularly in the elderly) Self-starvation, dietary mismanagement, disobeying medical instructions.
Difficult times: holidays, anniversaries, and the first week after discharge from a hospital; just before and after diagnosis of a major illness; just before and during disciplinary proceedings. Undocumented status adds to the stress of a crisis.
Suicidal Behavior
Previous suicide attempts, “mini-attempts”.
Explicit statements of suicidal ideation or feelings.
Development of suicidal plan, acquiring the means, “rehearsal” behavior, setting a time for the attempt.
Self-inflicted injuries, such as cuts, burns, or head banging.
Reckless behavior. (Besides suicide, other leading causes of death among young people in New York City are homicide, accidents, drug overdose, and AIDS.) Unexplained accidents among children and the elderly.
Making out a will or giving away favorite possessions.
Inappropriately saying goodbye.
Verbal behavior that is ambiguous or indirect: “I'm going away on a real long trip.”, “You won't have to worry about me anymore.”, “I want to go to sleep and never wake up.”, “I'm so depressed, I just can't go on.”, “Does God punish suicides?”, “Voices are telling me to do bad things.”, requests for euthanasia information, inappropriate joking, stories or essays on morbid themes.

A WARNING ABOUT WARNING SIGNS
The majority of the population at any one time does not have many of the warning signs and has a lower suicide risk rate. But a lower rate in a larger population is still a lot of people - and many completed suicides had only a few of the conditions listed above. In a one person to another person situation, all indications of suicidality need to be taken seriously.


What Can I Do to Help Somone Who's Suicidal?

Take it seriously.
Myth: “The people who talk about it don't do it.” Studies have found that more than 75% of all completed suicides did things in the few weeks or months prior to their deaths to indicate to others that they were in deep despair. Anyone expressing suicidal feelings needs immediate attention.

Myth: “Anyone who tries to kill himself has got to be crazy.” Perhaps 10% of all suicidal people are psychotic or have delusional beliefs about reality. Most suicidal people suffer from the recognized mental illness of depression; but many depressed people adequately manage their daily affairs. The absence of “craziness” does not mean the absence of suicide risk.

“Those problems weren't enough to commit suicide over,” is often said by people who knew a completed suicide. You cannot assume that because you feel something is not worth being suicidal about, that the person you are with feels the same way. It is not how bad the problem is, but how badly it's hurting the person who has it.

Remember: suicidal behavior is a cry for help.
Myth: “If a someone is going to kill himself, nothing can stop him.” The fact that a person is still alive is sufficient proof that part of him wants to remain alive. The suicidal person is ambivalent - part of him wants to live and part of him wants not so much death as he wants the pain to end. It is the part that wants to live that tells another “I feel suicidal.” If a suicidal person turns to you it is likely that he believes that you are more caring, more informed about coping with misfortune, and more willing to protect his confidentiality. No matter how negative the manner and content of his talk, he is doing a positive thing and has a positive view of you.

Be willing to give and get help sooner rather than later.
Suicide prevention is not a last minute activity. All textbooks on depression say it should be reached as soon as possible. Unfortunately, suicidal people are afraid that trying to get help may bring them more pain: being told they are stupid, foolish, sinful, or manipulative; rejection; punishment; suspension from school or job; written records of their condition; or involuntary commitment. You need to do everything you can to reduce pain, rather than increase or prolong it. Constructively involving yourself on the side of life as early as possible will reduce the risk of suicide.

Listen.
Give the person every opportunity to unburden his troubles and ventilate his feelings. You don't need to say much and there are no magic words. If you are concerned, your voice and manner will show it. Give him relief from being alone with his pain; let him know you are glad he turned to you. Patience, sympathy, acceptance. Avoid arguments and advice giving.

ASK: “Are you having thoughts of suicide?”
Myth: “Talking about it may give someone the idea.” People already have the idea; suicide is constantly in the news media. If you ask a despairing person this question you are doing a good thing for them: you are showing him that you care about him, that you take him seriously, and that you are willing to let him share his pain with you. You are giving him further opportunity to discharge pent up and painful feelings. If the person is having thoughts of suicide, find out how far along his ideation has progressed.


If the person is acutely suicidal, do not leave him alone.
If the means are present, try to get rid of them.
Detoxify the home.


Urge professional help.
Persistence and patience may be needed to seek, engage and continue with as many options as possible. In any referral situation, let the person know you care and want to maintain contact.

No secrets.
It is the part of the person that is afraid of more pain that says “Don't tell anyone.” It is the part that wants to stay alive that tells you about it. Respond to that part of the person and persistently seek out a mature and compassionate person with whom you can review the situation. (You can get outside help and still protect the person from pain causing breaches of privacy.) Do not try to go it alone. Get help for the person and for yourself. Distributing the anxieties and responsibilities of suicide prevention makes it easier and much more effective.


From crisis to recovery.
Most people have suicidal thoughts or feelings at some point in their lives; yet less than 2% of all deaths are suicides. Nearly all suicidal people suffer from conditions that will pass with time or with the assistance of a recovery program. There are hundreds of modest steps we can take to improve our response to the suicidal and to make it easier for them to seek help. Taking these modest steps can save many lives and reduce a great deal of human suffering.


Crisis intervention hotlines that accept calls from the suicidal, or anyone who wishes to discuss a problem, are (in New York City) The Samaritans at 212-673-3000 and Helpline at 212-532-2400.

1-800-Suicide
1-800-784-2433

What Can I Do to Help Someone Who's Suicidal?
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/whattodo.htm

Suicide - Read this First
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/

Suicide Help Lines Directory - Worldwide
http://www.befrienders.org/bidir/centre.html

Suicide Help Lines - USA
http://www.befrienders.org/bidir/usa.htm

Suicidal Thoughts:
How Serious is Our Condition?

Many of us have been told, “Your problems aren’t that bad. They don’t add up to suicide,” or, “If you only took 15 pills, you weren’t really serious.”

We have a condition that causes others to feel uncomfortable. They reduce their discomfort by using denial, belittlement and minimization on the seriousness of our situation. While most of this denial is due to their fear concerning the possibility our death, a part of it has another source. They may also have had or be afraid of having bad periods in their own lives, and their denial on our vulnerability to suicide helps them deny their own vulnerability.

Since we have also been taught the myths of suicide, and we are not immune to social pressure, and, like anyone else, we fear death, we often acquiesce in this process. We can think that unless we have shot ourselves squarely in the head, we must not have a very serious condition. In the face of all this pressure, it is hard for us acknowledge that our lives are in danger.

An effective way to confront this kind of denial is to attend suicide bereavement support groups. Listen to relatives and friends describe the lives of the people they lost to suicide. Some completed suicides had no prior attempts, some had gestures, some had one or more attempts. While some suicides endured decades of multiple and severe problems, in other cases their survivors say in bewilderment, “We don’t understand how it could have happened. Those problems just weren’t enough for suicide.”

No one outside of us, nor we ourselves, can accurately determine our risk for dying by suicide. It cannot be determined on the basis of attempts we have or have not made, and it cannot be determined by totaling up the number of our warning sign conditions.

Consider two people who smoke the same number of cigarettes for the same number of years. At age 40 one of them gets cancer and dies. We are like the survivor. For each of us there is someone who had problems similar to ours who is now dead from suicide. Like the survivor, we have a life-endangering condition. The longer it lasts and the worse it gets, the greater the likelihood that we will die.

People who survive unhurt from horrible car accidents, get mild heart attacks, or are threatened by violence from others, are people who have been in serious life-threatening situations. Our fear of death is just as real and legitimate as theirs. Fortunately, overcoming denial makes us stronger. It gives us a realistic view of our situation. It motivates us to do whatever it takes to get better and stay better.

By David L. Conroy, PhD. Reprinted with permission.

Suicidal Thoughts: How Serious is Our Condition?
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/serious.htm


Why is it so Hard to Recover from Being Suicidal?


Combat veterans, sexual assault survivors, and other victims of trauma are vulnerable to a condition called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). People with PTSD suffer from a range of symptoms that interfere with their capacities to enjoy normal life.

People who suffered suicidal conditions, particularly conditions that were chronic, recurrent, or included one or more attempts, may also be victims of PTSD. According to its definition, PTSD may result when a person suffers an event or situation that is outside the range of normal experience, exceeds the individual’s perceived ability to meet its demands, and poses a serious threat to the loss of life.

Suicidal people meet the formal criteria for PTSD. Severe and prolonged suicidal pain is not something that most people suffer. People in suicidal crises feel that they are at the breaking point of what they can cope with. Since 30,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States, it is a condition that poses a serious threat to the loss of life.

Many of us are haunted by memories of acute crises, acts of self-injury, or extended periods of severe depression. Like citizens of a besieged city, we lived through periods of time in which we had a realistic and unrelenting fear that we would soon be dead. We suffer PTSD simply from having been suicidal, independently of whatever particular traumas may have contributed to our becoming suicidal, such as abuse during childhood or exposure to the violent death of someone else. Our “suicide PTSD” is also distinct from whatever traumatic events may happen as a result of being suicidal, such as involuntary hospitalization or job discrimination. Undoubtedly, most of us suffered many types of traumatic events in our lives, and these events and their consequences need to be addressed in recovery. But the suicidal crises themselves may be events that induce PTSD.

The PTSD literature for veterans and sex assault survivors lists conditions that are commonly found among survivors of those types of trauma. Survivors typically have only some of these symptoms, and the severity of a particular symptom may vary from individual to individual. Survivors of different types of traumatic events often have a different range of symptoms. A remarkably large number of these conditions are common among people with long-term histories of suicidal pain:

Problems with memory. Persistent, intrusive, and vivid memories concerning the traumatic situation. Events of daily life may trigger distressing memories related to the trauma. Memory lapses for parts of the traumatic situation. Many suicidal people are troubled by strong images, such as the feeling that they have bombs inside their bodies or a knife over their heads, and in recovery continue to be bothered by the memory of having had these images.
Avoidance of things associated with the traumatic experience.
Denial on the seriousness of the experience.
Persistent anxiety.
Fear that the traumatic situation will recur. The trauma is often an event that shatters the survivors’ sense of invulnerability to harm.
Disturbed by the intrusiveness of violent impulses and thoughts.
Engagement in risk-taking behavior to produce adrenaline.
A feeling of being powerless over the traumatic event. Anger and frustration over being powerless.
A feeling of being helpless about one’s current condition.
Being dramatically and permanently changed by the experience.
A sense of unfairness. Why did this happen to me?
Holding oneself responsible for what happened. Feeling guilty.
The use of self-blame to provide an illusion of control. Sexual assault survivors often blame themselves: “If I hadn’t been at that location, worn those clothes, behaved in that way, then it wouldn’t have happened.” This pattern is also found in the survivors of a completed suicide. “If I had only done x, the suicide would not have happened,” can be used to try to cope with the fear that suicide will happen again in the family--i.e., it is preventable if I just manage things differently. The suicidal are often full of self-blame. As in the other cases it is partly due to an internalization of social attitudes that blame the victim or family, and also due to the effort to gain mastery over the situation. To imagine we could have done more is more tolerable than total helplessness.
An inability to experience the joys of life.
Feelings of being alienated from the other people and society in general. “I am different. I am shameful. If they knew what I was like, they would reject me. I don’t belong in this world. I’m a freak, an outcast.”
When people with PTSD try to return to normal life, they are plagued by readjustment problems in the basic elements of life. They have difficulties in relationships, in employment, and in having families.
A lack of caring attachments. A sense of a lack of purpose and meaning.
Some chronically traumatized people lose the sense that they have a self at all.
Veterans report the feeling that they never really made it back from the war. Formerly suicidal people feel they never really made it back to normal life.
One Viet Nam veteran with PTSD said, “I don’t have any friends and I am pretty particular about who I want as a friend.”
PTSD was aggravated for Viet Nam veterans because they returned to a country that had negative attitudes toward them. For sexual assault survivors, stigmatization is the “second injury”.
When Viet Nam veterans returned home people were angry at them. They had shamed the country, they had done something wrong, they were potentially harmful to others, it was dangerous to be with them. Sexual assault survivors may receive angry responses--on the grounds that they have done something that shames the family. Suicide attempters often experience great anger from family and care providers.
A deep distrust of co-workers, employers, authorities.
Left with unexpressed rage against those who were indifferent to their situation and who failed to help them.
In personal relationships there are problems of dependency and trust. A fear of being abandoned, betrayed, let down. A belief that people will be hurtful if given a chance. Feelings of self-hatred and humiliation for being needy, weak, and vulnerable. Alternating between isolation and anxious clinging.
Trauma often causes the victim to view the world as malevolent, rather than benign.
No sense of having a future, or, the belief that one’s future will be very limited.
Feel that they belong more to the dead than to the living.
The feeling of having a negative “Midas touch”--everything I get involved with goes bad.
Loss of self-confidence, and loss of feelings of mastery and competence.
A resistance to efforts to change a maladaptive world view that results from the trauma.
A mistrust of counselors’ ability to listen.
People who suffered traumatic experiences as children, teenagers, or young adults may simultaneously become prematurely aged and developmentally arrested. A part of them “feels old”. Another part feels stuck at the age they had when the trauma occurred.
PTSD can be worse if the sufferer experiences the trauma as an individual rather than as a member of a group of people who are suffering the same situation. Unlike earlier wars in which units went overseas together and returned together, in Viet Nam each soldier had an individual DEROS (Date of Expected Return from Overseas). This reduced unit cohesiveness; each soldier experienced the war from an individual point of view. Suicidal people experience their near-death situation with extreme isolation. They see their conditions as being completely unique - “terminal uniqueness”. They have no sense of identification with others.
The severity of PTSD symptoms tends to increase with the severity and duration of the trauma.
The use of alcohol or drugs to cope with the PTSD symptoms.
Attempts to do things to gain a feeling of mastery over the traumatic situation, e.g., become a volunteer on a hotline.
These kinds of conditions may be found again and again in the chronically suicidal. Upon reflection, it should not be surprising that we should suffer PTSD. Many of us suffered from suicidal pain for years - and years - and years. The idea of dying is terrifying. We recoil at thoughts of dying by automobile accident, plane crash, murder, cancer, AIDS, drowning, suffocation. The idea of dying violently simply by forces generated from within ourselves is in some ways almost too horrible to apprehend. How could anyone survive such a prolonged siege of pain and terror - and remain unaffected?

Survivors of traumatic experiences are often told, “It’s in the past. Forget about it and get on with your life,” “Why can’t you just forget about all that, and enjoy life like a normal person?” If we could simply “get on with life”, they would have done it. PTSD helps explain why it is so hard for the chronically suicidal to recover. Because we were suicidal, we subsequently suffered many of the conditions associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. These conditions are serious problems in their own right; they are formidable barriers in the recovery process.

We can heal from the original trauma, and we can heal from the PTSD conditions that have plagued us since the trauma. The basic steps of PTSD recovery programs provide helpful guidelines:

an environment that is physically and emotionally safe
treatment for addictive behaviors
patience: PTSD recovery takes time
caring attachments
restore sense of mastery
rest and relaxation
recall the traumatic event(s) in small steps
gradually assimilate painful feelings and memories
fully experience fear, anger, shame, guilt, depression
grieve one’s losses
In a support group we have a chance to talk about our suicidal histories without the fear that we will be taken to a hospital for doing so. We can talk about the isolation, the fears, the pain, the confusion, the acts of self-injury, the behavior of others that was stigmatizing, denying, abusive, the horrible sense of estrangement that exists when you are in a terrible situation and there is no one who understands what you are going through, the hatred and contempt for oneself and the world, the debilitating sense of personal weakness. We see that we are not alone. We do not have the seriousness of our condition minimized, denied, or belittled. With time, the pain abates and the troublesome PTSD symptoms diminish.

By David L. Conroy, PhD. Reprinted with permission.

Why is it so Hard to Recover from Being Suicidal?
Suicide and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/ptsd.htm

Suicide Prevention Links A - Z

These links are not intended as a replacement for medical care. For complete diagnosis and treatment, see your doctor.

"HELPING OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY
FOR YOUR ROOM HERE ON THIS EARTH"
~ unknown ~

updated 11 18 01
Suicide Prevention Links A - Z

National Hope Line Network
1-800-Suicide
1-800-784-2433
Toll-Free in the U.S.
24 hours / 7 days

National Runaway And Suicide Hotline
1-800-621-4000

Suicide Hotline
1-800-444-9999

The Trevor Line at the Suicide Prevention Center
(800) 850-8078

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About Suicide: Crisis Intervention
http://www.mhsanctuary.com/suicide/index.html

ARIZONA Suicide & Crisis Hotlines
http://suicidehotlines.com/arizona.html


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Holiday Depression and Stress
http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/EContent_HT/hdShowLfts.asp?lftname=NMHA070&cid=HTHLTH


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InteliHealth: Teen Suicide
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/20722/8611/192335.html?d=dmtContent


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Kids Without Hope - Suicide Watch
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/news/97/05/01/SUICIDE_WATCHED.html


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Mental Health Matters! Psychiatric Research, Alternative Treatment, Emotional Support
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/index.html

MHDNA - Mental Health Search Engine
http://www.azmentalhealth.org/search-e.html


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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
http://www.nami.org/
1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264)
200 North Glebe Road #1015
Arlington, VA 22203-3754

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
http://www.mhsource.com/narsad.html
1-800-829-8289
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021-3196

National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
http://www.ndmda.org/
1-800-82-NDMDA (1-800-826-3632)
730 North Franklin Street, Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610-3526

Noreen's Medical Resource Center - The Medical Book Superstore
http://members.tripod.com/~NoreenWhitehurst/index.html


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Online Depression Resources for Suicidal Persons
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/depressd.htm


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http://www.geocities.com/rainbowhope2000/


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The Samaritins
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/samaritans.htm

A Shelter in the Storm - A place of support for those who suffer from chronic pain and/or illness.
http://www.ashelter.org/

People do recover, every single day. From alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, abuse and trauma, eating disorders and more, people do get better. They rarely do it alone. If help is what you seek, we hope you'll find it here...
Sober Recovery
http://soberrecovery.com/

"Sonja's Angels of Hope is a Christian support group for those who suffer from chronic pain or illness.. we offer support in the way of a newsletter, message board, links and resources to medical related sites of help.. and information on Medical Issues."
Sonja's Angels of Hope
http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/angola/636/

The Stigma of Suicide Within Us
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/stigma.htm

Suicidal Thoughts: How Serious is Our Condition?
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/serious.htm

Why is it so Hard to Recover from Being Suicidal?
Suicide and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/ptsd.htm

Suicide - Read this First
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/

Suicide Help Lines Directory
http://www.befrienders.org/bidir/centre.html

Suicide Help Lines - USA
http://www.befrienders.org/bidir/usa.htm

Suicide Hotlines.com - When You Feel You Can't Go On:
Let Someone Know Your Pain
http://suicidehotlines.com/


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TAG: Teen Age Grief, Inc.
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Welcome to Teens Only!
http://www.death-dying.com/teen.html

There's no place like home for the holidays... so they say.
http://www.azfamily.com/health/mental/archives/1999_12_15.html

Tragedy in Our Schools
http://www.death-dying.com/tragedy2.html

Trillian's Mental Health Pages (Cycle Of Moods)
http://members.fortunecity.com/borap/


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The Walkers in Darkness: Self Help for Depression & Bi-Polar
http://www.walkers.org/

What Can I Do to Help Someone Who's Suicidal?
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/whattodo.htm

Wings of Madness: Depression Community Support
http://www.wingofmadness.com

Wings of Madness: What to Do for Six Weeks While You Wait for Your Anti-Depressants to Kick IN
http://www.wingofmadness.com/sixwks.htm

Wing of Madness: You Can't Handle Depression on Your Own
http://www.wingofmadness.com/cant.htm

Worst Things to Say to Someone Who is Depressed
http://www.blarg.net/~charlatn/depression/worst.things.html

The Wounded Healer
http://idealist.com/wounded_healer/

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YellowRibbon.org - For the prevention of teen suicide.
http://yellowribbon.org/

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